INCOME TAXES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

INCOME TAXES

Components Of Income From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes

	Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
	2014		2013		2012
	(In thousands)
Domestic	$	314,639	$	170,071	$	186,855
Foreign		85,815		158,744		387,875
Total	$	400,454	$	328,815	$	574,730

Schedule Of Provision For Income Taxes

	Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
	2014			2013			2012
	(In thousands)
Current:
Domestic	$	(681	)	$	680		$	303
Foreign		73,992			60,466			56,100
		73,311			61,146			56,403
Deferred:
Domestic		9			(1,187	)		386
Foreign		(38,460	)		(33,646	)		(2,829	)
		(38,451	)		(34,833	)		(2,443	)
Provision for income taxes	$	34,860		$	26,313		$	53,960

Schedule Of Reconciliation Of The Income Tax Expense (Benefit) From Continuing Operations Expected Based On Domestic Statutory Income Tax Rates To The Expense (Benefit) For Income Taxes

	Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
	2014			2013			2012
	(In thousands)
Income taxes based on domestic statutory rates	$	68,077		$	55,899		$	95,858
Effect of tax rate differential		(68,654	)		(120,785	)		(177,540	)
Intangible amortization		4,750			4,881			9,502
Change in liability for uncertain tax positions		(2,178	)		15,268			34,517
Change in valuation allowance		26,838			68,596			93,336
Other		6,027			2,454			(1,713	)
Provision for income taxes	$	34,860		$	26,313		$	53,960

Components Of Deferred Income Taxes

	As of March 31,
	2014			2013
	(In thousands)
Deferred tax liabilities:
Fixed assets	$	(76,524	)	$	(36,542	)
Others		(54,900	)		(61,621	)
Total deferred tax liabilities		(131,424	)		(98,163	)
Deferred tax assets:
Fixed assets		80,801			66,959
Intangible assets		62,951			112,327
Deferred compensation		10,263			10,341
Inventory valuation		9,255			12,514
Provision for doubtful accounts		3,558			13,807
Net operating loss and other carryforwards		2,613,095			2,600,895
Others		201,906			167,085
		2,981,829			2,983,928
Valuation allowances		(2,749,040	)		(2,825,579	)
Net deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance		232,789			158,349
Net deferred tax asset	$	101,365		$	60,186
The net deferred tax asset is classified as follows:
Current asset (classified as other current assets)	$	13,522		$	7,881
Long-term asset (classified as other assets)		219,267			150,468
Long-term liability (classified as other liabilities)		(131,424	)		(98,163	)
Total	$	101,365		$	60,186

Schedule of tax losses and other carryforwards on a tax return basis, which will expire at various dates

	(In thousands)
2015 - 2020	$	279,204
2021 - 2026		1,001,767
2027 and post		714,406
Indefinite		691,790
	$	2,687,167

Schedule Of Reconciliation Of Beginning And Ending Amount Of Unrecognized Tax Benefits

	Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
	2014			2013
	(In thousands)
Balance, beginning of fiscal year	$	230,018		$	166,432
Additions based on tax position related to the current year		16,823			22,185
Additions for tax positions of prior years		36,689			62,610
Reductions for tax positions of prior years		(19,755	)		(15,001	)
Reductions related to lapse of applicable statute of limitations		(10,261	)		(5,444	)
Settlements		(8,964	)		(1,220	)
Other		(686	)		456
Balance, end of fiscal year	$	243,864		$	230,018